Sharp County record., 1887-03-17

"Never-weep-asaln A., oi,u
.Wbat9 will you neIer die agalnP'
"Neyer-die-agaln'" ,-;.a,.
..{IH. We army of departe,i 4 kindred We
boiI Won from bank to bank! '" ", dlV lor US
,uban the Jordan Of death shal,' PsrC 10Y
w. Come down and meet us ha, way
hotveen o the widowed banks OF eartA ana
the palm groves OF heaven
On Jordan's stormy banks stand,
And cast 8 Tistful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land'
Where nv possessions lie.
o. the transporting, rapturouS scohe
That rises on my sight
Sweet fields arrayed in living green,
And rivers of delight.
DIT tbere ia one step still in advance
suggested by this subject II this religion
of Christ is so important IN HE, ana so
imnortant in the last hours OF lie, now
much more important twill belnthe great
eternity, I need not stand here and
| orcne il. There is something within your
soul that says now, while speak;
81 am immortal; the stars shall die, but
| I am immortal"
You feel that your existence on earth Is
onIv small piece of your being It's
onIv a mile up to the grave, but it is l0,O)0
,oiIes bevond. The slab Of the tomb is
a,I,, tho milestone on which we Travelled.
Tho world itself will grow old and die.
Tbo stars of our night will burn
dn,yr to their sockets and expire. Tho
sun, like a spark struck from an anvil,
| will flash and go out. The WlhoS VIII Ut
| ter their last whisper, and ocean neaVe us
IosI groan; but you and VIII liVe lor'
evarf Gigantic-immortaL Mighty TO
srffor n, enjoy. Mighty to love or hate.
SGiabtv | n soar or sink. Then, what will
~ 30 "a the store, the shop, the office, the
a,,,ronso of IN, world the scorn OF our
opar,,es opa the thin, rs that lifted US up, and
tho tbings that pres sed US downs What
to John Wesley are all the mobs that
howled after himl Wba W rolvsn 80 arc
all the nations that applan. ieo nlLl' =" naI
TO Paul now the dungeoItl' tnaC cnilleo
him2 What to Latimer no" tnc
fame that consumed himf Al Cnoso
who through the grace OF Chris io"on
| that land will never be Disturbed NO. "
dispute their throne, they shall reign H.
ever and ever. But, alas, Tor those VINO
have made no preparation Tor inc future!
When the sharp-shOd hoots OF eterhai
disaster come up painting and swift TO go
over them, how will they contend with
horses1 And when the waves OF their
wretchedness rise up, white ana loamy,
under the swooping of eternal storms,
and the pillows become more Wrathtui
and dash more high, oh, what Will they
do "amid the swelling Of Jordon'F
If could come intoiyour heart this mo-
ment, would see that many OF you, my
dear friends, had vowed to be the LoroS.
7 know not what sickness it was, or what
trial. but | verify believe there IS not
man in the house but has some time VoWco
he would be the Lords. IL might nave
been at the time when your child lay SICK
you said: ~, o,
30, Lord, if thou wilt let this chllu 9e'
well, will be Christian"
Or it might have been in some business
trouble, when you have said:
80 Lord if thou wilt let me keep my
property, / will be a Christian"
!. You.kept your property, your chilu gov
| Well, ene- perm ra&Yaeh- Ara you
Christianl History says that long ago IL
had been announced that the world was
coming to an end, and there was greatex-
| element in London. 1t was said that the
world would perish on certain Friday. Ob
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FIJI
day the people were in the cathedral
| praying and weeping It seemed as II tho
whole English nation was being convert
ed to God, for it was announced as GER
tain by philosophers that on tha'
coming Friday the world would per
| ism. Friday came, and there were no
| portents, no fires in the air, no earth-
| quakes. The day passed along just Ike
| every other day, and when it was past ana
| the night came, it is said that in London
| there was a scene Of riot, and Wassall,
| and drunkenness, and debauchery such
as had never been witnessed. They for
| got their repentance, they forgot thcir
| good resolutions. o how much human
| nature in that! While trials and misfort'
| unes come to us, and we are down deep III
darkness and trouble, we make vows
| We say:
| 20 Lord, do so, and will do So"
The darkness passes, the peril goes
away. We are as We were before, or
worse, for oh, how often have seen men
start for the kingdom Of God, come to
within arms reach of it, and then 50 back
farther from God than they ever were
before, dropping from the very moment oi
| their privilege into darkness for ever
| Oh, how ungrateful we have been! DO
YOU know how much God has done for
| you and for me9 Have you never felt lI'
| How much he did for you to-day VINO
spread the table for you! Who watched
you last night9 Who has been kind ana
good to you all your life long
Oh, how ungrateful we have becn'
| Methinks the goodness Of God oughtp
| lead this whole audience to repentance
know not your individual history. Some
| of you never saw before, some OF YOU
will never see again; but know thatuo
has been good to you. What return nave
you made! There was steamer on ohD
! of the Western lakes heavily laden VIII
passengers, and there was little chilO
| who stood on the side Of the tanfau'
| leaning over and watching the water,
| when she lost her balance and dropPou
! into the waves. The lake was 'e'
rough. The mother cried:
| sSave my child Save my chlldW
There seemed none disposed to leap ln'y
the water. There was a Newfounuian'
| dog on deck. He looked up in his pl",
ter's face, as if for orders His maS''
SAID:
TRAY, overheard, catch 'em" +,
The dog sprang into the water, caus%
the child by the garments, and S""n va.
hack tn the steamer The chllu ""